After Super Little Bay finished speaking, Anjing Zhen had yet to fully digest her views when Inari One immediately spoke up:
"There's another common misconception about the zone."
As she spoke, a complicated expression of irritation, annoyance, and regret intertwined on her face:
"That is, once you become too obsessed with the zone, it's like falling into a swamp. One careless step, and you'll be trapped in it, unable to pull yourself free."
As she spoke, she clenched her fists. Her entire body looked as though she were about to burst into a full sprint, the veins on her neck standing out:
"I didn't know that thing was called a zone at first. I just felt that state was incredibly powerful when I raced Oguri Cap in the Daily Crown.
"After that, in several races, all I could think was, 'If that state appears, I'll definitely be able to completely crush Oguri Cap and the others.'
"And the result..."
She helplessly shrugged and spread her hands, a self-mocking bitter smile appearing on her face:
"I lost.
"Thoroughly...
"I lost.
"After that, I suppose I was pretty lucky. Before the Arima Kinen, I met Senior Mr. C.B."
Her tone suddenly shifted, and a powerful aura abruptly erupted from her small frame.
"That senior really suited my tastes.
"What common sense, what zone, what state...
"Boring. Dull...
"Too boring, too dull!
"Shouldn't a race be run however you want to run it? However you can show off your skills? However boldly you can?
"A race... should be exhilarating!"
After suddenly raising her voice to that point, her momentum abruptly faded again. She shrugged and spread her hands once more, smiling.
"And so, just by running as freely as I pleased, I entered that so-called zone instead...
"Of course, I'd had similar experiences